Attorney-Client Relationship

Don’t Shop for A Bankruptcy Attorney on Price Alone

Most bankruptcy attorneys, except for the high-volume shops, will not
compete on price. I do not, for example. I welcome inquiries into cost,
and even publicly state my starting fees ($1500 for Chapter 7, $2500
for Chapter 13). But I won’t bargain or try to beat another attorney’s
price. The reason is simple: my services are valuable to the debtors I
serve, and these are reasonable fees. I believe very strongly that you
get what you pay for in the long run, and I prefer to focus on my
clients as “whole people” - not just a set of papers or a bunch of
numbers. When offices eschew individual service for a high-volume style
practice, something has to give - either the level or the depth of
service, the price (because they’ll have to hire more assistance in the
form of support staff - who must also be paid), or the personal
involvement of the attorney.

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